Lost in the 50's Automotive

Lost In The 50's Automotive

Automotive Service & Repair of Las Vegas, Nevada

Visit our our location off of Flamingo & Durango. We service all types of vehicles, makes, and models and look forward to seeing you soon. We're also one of the only auto repair shops that will happily give you a ride when you drop your car off for servicing.

Visit our our location off of Kimberly. We service all types of vehicles, makes, and models and look forward to seeing you soon. We're also one of the only auto repair shops that will happily give you a ride when you drop your car off for servicing.

Having your radiator inspected regularly is a good idea.

Your cooling system should be inspected every time your oil is changed. It needs to be flushed every 2 to 3 years as well. A functioning radiator is essential to keep your vehicle from overheating. It is a huge part of a vehicle’s cooling system. It cools the coolant, which is the substance used to absorb the heat from the engine, using water and cool air from outside the system. Flushing your vehicle’s cooling system removes old coolant and contaminates. Overtime, sludge builds up inside the radiator and the coolant becomes less effective. This inefficiency will hurt your vehicle’s engine performance and decrease your gas mileage. Driving your vehicle on old engine coolant is a leading cause of cooling system failure.

Radiator coolant check.

Your vehicle’s cooling system works at a high temperature. And living in the desert, it doesn’t take a lot for that high temperature to become even hotter. A vehicle over-heating is one of the most noticeable signs your radiator has failed. Your vehicle leaking is another obvious sign of this failure. The fluid leaking from your vehicle is coolant. Coolant is usually light green or light red in color with a slimy texture. Drops in your vehicle’s pressure gauge could also be a coolant system failure sign. Low coolant levels are never a good sign. Low coolant levels mean your radiator probably has a leak. Rust is also a sign of leakage. It is of the upmost importance that vehicle owners deal with broken radiators before permanent damage occurs. Lost in the 50s Automotive of Las Vegas can help with your radiator maintenance.

You are driving down the road, and your “check engine” light comes on.

Mechanic with Check Engine Light Diagnostic Equipment

Don’t panic. As soon as you get a chance head in to Lost in the 50s Automotive. Don’t ignore this warning. You don’t want to cause more damage. Nobody likes to see their check engine light to come on. The check engine light is part of your vehicle’s onboard diagnostics (or OBD) system. Yes, your vehicle is monitored and sometimes controlled by computers. The computer stores a “trouble code” in its memory. Lost in the 50s Automotive technicians can pull up this trouble code when the vehicle is hooked up to the diagnostic computer. Knowing the trouble code, we are then able to fix or correct the problem. The picture may be of nothing more than a yellow picture of an engine (the International Check Engine Symbol) and maybe with the word “check” inside. Having your check engine light come on can mean several things. Your check engine light can warn you of a serious misfiring engine. Or it can suggest you of a loose gas cap. No matter how serious the problem, Lost in the 50s Automotive of Las Vegas can help.